Walker County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). Coverage confirmed: the county posts 23 ballot styles with sequence numbers 1-23 and no gaps. See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · Walker County Voter Registration and Elections Department: (936) 436-4959

Statewide races (every Texas voter)

U.S. SenateJames Talarico D Donors1% from progressive-cause donorsKen Paxton R Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsTed Brown L Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

GovernorGina Hinojosa D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsGreg Abbott R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsPat Dixon L Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Lieutenant GovernorVikki Goodwin D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsDan Patrick R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAnthony Cristo L Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKevin McCormick G Donors

Attorney GeneralMayes Middleton R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNathan Johnson D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsTom Oxford L Donors

Comptroller of Public AccountsDon Huffines R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSarah Eckhardt D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsVAV. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza L DonorsShehla Faizi G Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Commissioner of the General Land OfficeDawn Buckingham R Donors2% from progressive-cause donorsBenjamin Flores D Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNSNeill Snider L Donors

Commissioner of AgricultureNate Sheets R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsClayton Tucker D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsAustin R. Kelly L Donors

Railroad CommissionerBo French R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJon Rosenthal D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsArthur DiBianca L Donors

Chief Justice, Supreme CourtJimmy Blacklock R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMaggie Ellis D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term)James P. Sullivan R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsChari Kelly D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7Kyle Hawkins R DonorsKristen Hawkins D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8Brett Busby R DonorsGisela D. Triana D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3Thomas Smith R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsOkey Anyiam D DonorsMark Ash L Donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4Kevin Patrick Yeary R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAudra Riley D Donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9John Messinger R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsHolly Taylor D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals DistrictSBScott Brister R DonorsJerry Zimmerer D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2Scott K. Field R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsTBTom Baker D Donors

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3AFApril Farris R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMMMarc M. Meyer D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Congress, Legislature & district races in Walker County

U.S. House, District 8Jessica Hart Steinmann R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsLaura Jones D Donors7% from progressive-cause donors

U.S. House, District 10Chris Gober R Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsCaitlin Rourk D Donors1% from progressive-cause donors

State Board of Education, District 8Audrey G. Young R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDana Van De Walker D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 5Charles Schwertner R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsPaul Thomasson D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 12Trey Wharton R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAHAndie Ho D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Justice, 10th Court of Appeals District, Place 2 — Lee Harris; District Judge, 278th Judicial District — Tracy Sorensen

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Criminal District Attorney Walker County — Will Durham (Republican); County Judge — Colt Morgan Christian (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law — John R. Gaines (Republican); District Clerk — Leslie A. Woolley (Republican); County Clerk — Kari A. French (Republican); County Treasurer — Amy Buckner Klawinsky (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Troy Walker (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Brandon Decker (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Steve Fisher (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Marcus Payne (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Randy Jeffcoat (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Stephen Cole (Republican); New Waverly Independent School District, School Board Trustee, Position 2 — Greg Buckner

Sources: Walker County official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 General Election (all 23 ballot styles, precincts 101-406; scanned, proofread visually) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Walker County section)